The Rook is based on O'Malley's genre novel which introduces a
strong female protagonist named Myfanwy Thomas with extraordinary powers
who is employed by a mysterious British government agency responsible
for defending the UK from supernatural threats.

Type: Scripted

Languages: English

Status: In Development

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: None

The Rook - Rook (bird) - Netflix

The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the
passerine order of birds. It was given its binomial name by Carl
Linnaeus in 1758, The binomial is from Latin; Corvus is for “raven”, and
frugilegus is Latin for “fruit-gathering”, from frux, frugis, “fruit”,
and legere, “to pick”. The English name is ultimately derived from the
bird's harsh call.

The Rook - Description - Netflix

This species, at 45–47 cm in length, is similar in size to or slightly
smaller than the carrion crow, with black feathers often showing a blue
or bluish-purple sheen in bright sunlight. The feathers on the head,
neck and shoulders are particularly dense and silky. The legs and feet
are generally black and the bill grey-black. Rooks are distinguished
from similar members of the crow family by the bare grey-white skin
around the base of the adult's bill in front of the eyes. The feathering
around the legs also looks shaggier and laxer than the congeneric
carrion crow. The juvenile is superficially more similar to the crow
because it lacks the bare patch at the base of the bill, but it has a
thinner bill and loses the facial feathers after about six months.
Collective nouns for rooks include building, parliament, clamour and
storytelling. Their colonial nesting behaviour gave rise to the term
rookery.